in New England THE FRENCH CANADIAN TEXTILE WORKER By Philippe Lemay Reported by Louis Pare

"French Canadians from the province of Quebec have worked in the mills of Manchester for a long, long time. There was one as far back as 1833, and for more than 50 years they kept on coming until now we are 35,000 strong, 40% of the entire population of the city. Ours is said to be the largest single nationality group.

I am going to tell you as well as I can the story of the French Canadian textile worker; what brought him here; how he came, lived, worked, played and suffered until he was recognized as a patriotic, useful and respected citizen, no longer a 'frog' and 'pea soup eater,' a despised Canuck. And it's the story of all the French Canadians who settled in New England mill towns. The picture of one French Canadian textile worker and the picture of another are just as much alike as deux gouttes d'eau, or, as we have learned to say in English, like two peas in a pod.

Let me say, first of all, Monsieur, that the current of immigration was strongest between 1850 and the early 70's. Some came before, as you will see, others after, as long as there was no limit by law on immigration, no head-tax nor passport required. In 1871, French Canadians here were strong enough

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